江苏省海安县七校20152016学年八年级上学期期中联考英语试卷

1、八年级英语期中测试试卷 （试题总分100分 测试时间100分钟） 第一卷（共60分）一听力理解。（20分）A. 听对话，选择合适的图画或答案，每段对话读两遍。( ) 1. What sports are they talking about? A B C( ) 2. Which place may Alice visit during the holiday? A B C( ) 3. How does Sandy usually go to school? A B C( ) 4. What will the weather be like tomorrow? A B C( ) 5. How m

2、any people are going camping? A. Five B. Four. C. Three.( ) 6. Whose bike is broken? A. Lindas. B. Johns. C. Lucys.( ) 7. When will the woman visit the Wildlife Park? A. On Friday. B. On Saturday C. On Sunday.( ) 8. What time is it now? A. 8：00 B. 8：30 C. 9：00( ) 9. What are they talking about? A. T

3、he class trip. B. How to go on a trip.C. The weather tomorrow.( ) 10. Where are the two speakers? A. At the bookshop B. In a library C. At homeB. 根据所听到的对话或短文选择正确答案。每段材料读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第11至12题。( ) 11. What does the woman think of her work?A. Difficult. B. Interesting. C. Boring.( ) 12. What does the wo

4、man do as a social worker in the hospital?A. Tell stories. B. Sing songs. C. Wash clothes.听下面一段对话，回答第13至15题。 ( ) 13. Whose birthday are they talking about? A. Tinas. B. Jims. C. Lindas.( ) 14. When is her birthday? A. On June 27th. B. On July 27th. C. On July 7th.( ) 15. What present will Jim b

5、uy for his friends birthday? A. Some books. B. A music CD. C. A magazine.听下面一段短文，回答第16至20题。( ) 16. Where is Andy from? A. France B. The UK. C. The USA( ) 17. When did Andy get to the top of the Eiffel Tower? A. On the third day of his visit to Paris. B. On the second day of his visit to Paris.C. On

6、the first day of his visit to Paris.( ) 18. What did Andy see at the top of the Eiffel Tower? A. He saw most of the city. B. He saw many tall buildings. C. He saw some rivers.( ) 19. What did Andy do after he went back home? A. He gave his friends a lot of photos. B. He asked his friends to come to

7、his home. C. He showed many photos to his friends.（ ）20. Where does Andy want to go for a visit next year? A. Russia B. Japan C. The USA二单项选择。（15分）( ) 21. _useful advice the teacher gave us yesterday! A. What a B. What C. How D. How a ( ) 22. Last Friday, we had a great time_ chess in the park. A. t

8、o play B. playing C. to playing D. on playing( ) 23. My father hoped _ horse riding when we were in Inner Mongolia. A. me to learn B. I learn C. to learn D. to learning ( ) 24. How did he finish he work? I heard that he did it _.A. of himself B. on the own C. of his own D. by himself( ) 25. Sadly, t

9、he number of the giant pandas getting _. A. is, fewer and fewer B. are, larger and larger C. are, less and less D. is, smaller and smaller( ) 26. Of the two coats, shed like to choose the _ one because she has no enough money.A. cheapest B. cheaper C. more expensive D. most expensive( ) 27. The dish

10、 smells _. I cant wait to taste it. A. good B. well C. terrible D. terribly( ) 28. Our teacher told us _ make _ noise. A. dont, some B. not to, any C. not to, some D. dont, any( ) 29. -Dont forget to close the windows when you leave the classroom. - _A. No, I wont. B. Yes, I will. C. Yes, I do. D. N

11、o, I dont.( ) 30. The room is not bright enough. I need to _ a light in the room. A. put up B. put in C. put on D. put with ( ) 31. Study hard, _ you will fail in the exam. A. or B. and C. but D. because( ) 32. If Jim _ free tomorrow, I will ask Tom to go instead. A. doesnt be B. isnt C. wont D. won

12、t be( ) 33. The Grade 8 students will _ about two hours on the trip and the _ is $50 per person. A. take, cost B. spend, price C. take, price D. spend, cost( ) 34. Its _ for him to complete the project in one day. A. unpossible B. impossibly C. possibly D. impossible( ) 35. My brother fell off the b

13、ike and hurt himself yesterday. _. A. It doesnt matter. B. Never mind. C. Im sorry to hear that. D. He should be careful.三完形填空。（10分） A lady once wrote a long story. She sent it to a famous editor. After 36weeks the editor 37 the story to her. The lady was 38 . She wrote back to the editor: “Dear Sir

14、. Yesterday you sent back a story of mine. 39 do you know that the story is not good? You did not read it. 40 I sent you the story, I pasted together pages 18,19 and 20. This was a 41to see if you would read the story. When the story came back yesterday, the pages were 42 pasted together. Is this th

15、e 43 you read all the stories that are sent to you?”The editor wrote back: “Dear Madam, when I have an egg 44 breakfast, I 45 eat the whole egg to discover that it is bad.”( ) 36. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little( ) 37. A. gave B. came back C. handed D. returned( ) 38. A. unhappy B. happy C. pl

16、eased D. glad( ) 39. A. How B. Why C. What D. Where( ) 40. A. After B. until C. Before D. Since( ) 41. A .lesson B. test C. question D. thing( ) 42. A. already B. still C. even D. yet( ) 43. A. work B. check C. road D. way( ) 44. A. on B. for C. at D. in( ) 45. A. must not B. have not to C. need not

17、 to D. dont have to四阅读理解。（15分） （A）In a New York street, a small truck hit a big tree. The truck was full of glasses and they were all broken now. The driver came out of the truck and looked at the broken glasses. He was very sad and people in the street felt sorry for him. Then an old man

18、walked over to the driver. He looked at him for a few minutes and said, "My poor boy, I think you must pay a lot for it." "Yes," was the sad answer.      "Well, well," said the old man, "hold out your hat here's some money for you,

19、 and I can say that some of these people will give you a helping hand, too." With these words, he walked away.     The driver held out his hat and over a hundred people came and put their money in it. At last the driver took  a bag and put all the money i

20、n it. Then he looked at the people and said, "Well, thank you very much. But you didnt know that the old man is the owner of the truck. I'm driving and making money for him.”( ) 46. What did the truck hit? A. An old man B. A big tree C. Some glasses. D. A big hat( ) 47. How did the driver f

21、eel when he looked at the broken glasses? A. Afraid and excited. B. Pleased and frightened. C. Unhappy and worried. D. Surprised and happy.( ) 48. Why did people give the driver money? A. Because they felt sorry for him. B. Because they knew the old man. C. Because they wanted to help the old man. D

22、. Because they were the drivers friends.( ) 49. From the passage, we know that_.A. The old gave the young man a hat.B. The old man was the drivers father.C. The driver became rich.D. The driver had to give the money to the old man.( ) 50. What do you think of the old man? A. generous B. humorous C.

23、clever D. helpful（B） The children in the village wear dirty, cheap clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in small houses. They have no school. But they can write 26 English letters, and some know a few English words. How did it happen? It was because a U.S. group called One Computer Every Child

24、offered them 20 computers. Can children teach themselves to read when they have no schools or teachers but have the help of todays new technology(技术)? The goal of the group is to find out the answer. And the results are exciting. “The children are learning more than they would in one year of school,

25、” said Matt Keller, who organized the programme. The fastest learner was an eight-year-old boy called Kelbesa Negusse. He said that he himself was like a lion. Keller said, “Seven months ago he didnt know any English. But now he has known many words. I think if you give them food and water they will

26、 never leave the computer room. They will spend day and night there.” Kelbesa said, “I like the computer because I can learn things with it.” He added, “I know many English words, like dog, monkey, horse, sheep, cow, pig and cat.” Keller said that One Computer Every Child was planning a programme fo

27、r children who couldnt go to school. ( ) 51. From the first paragraph, we can learn that the people in the village are _.A. easy B. poor C. rich D. bored( ) 52. How can the children in the village learn English words? A. They go to school every day. B. They have good teachers.C. One Computer Every C

28、hild gave them computers.D. They can learn from books.( ) 53. What is the goal of One Computer Every Child?A. To teach children how to use todays new technology.B. To help children to spend their free time.C. To help children out of their hard life.D. To help children teach themselves to read throug

29、h new technology.( ) 54. What can we learn from the passage?A. Kelbesa is in Grade 2 now. B. The computers help the children a lot.C. Keller is the teacher of those children. D. Kelbesa doesnt like the computer.( )55. What is the best title for the passage?A. Computers are better than teachers B. Wh

30、at does One Computer Every Child mean?C. Learning with the help of computers D. How to learn English words （C） Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But, before 1750, the idea of skating didnt exist(存在). That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlins work was making musical instruments.

31、 One day Merlin was invited to a music party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance (隆重出场) at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room. Merlin tried

32、different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates in the world. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of getting to the party on wheels while playing the violin. On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the

33、 room playing his violin. Everyone was surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on, suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking into pieces. Nobody forgot Merlins entrance! ( )

34、 56. The idea of roller skating didnt exist _. A. until 1750 B. after 1750 C. since 1750 D. from 1750 ( ) 57. What was the job of Joseph Merlin? A. Making shoes B. Making toys C. Making mirrors D. Making musical instruments ( ) 58. Merlin didnt _ at the party. A. play the violin B. have any ways to

35、stop his roller skates C. roll into the room D. get a lot of attention ( ) 59. Merlin stopped rolling when _. A. he wanted to stop B. he ran to the window C. he ran into the mirror D. he knocked someone ( ) 60. Which is the best title of the passage? A. How to use the roller skates B. Merlin and the

36、 first roller skates C. How to make musical instruments D. Merlin and the first violin. 第二卷 （共40分）五. 词汇运用 （满分15分）A. 请根据句意、首字母或中英文提示写出句中所缺单词。61. My brother always takes an _ (积极的) part in different activities. 62. We are amazed at the h_ of Mount Tai. It is about 1532 metres.63. -How do you like your

37、 _ (a long trip) to Guangzhou? -Wonderful.64. He (go to ) an important meeting last week.65. She is very ,she can wait for a long time without getting angry.B. 根据句意从方框中选择合适的词，并用其适当形式填空。ill lucky care you shelf 66. _, I didnt catch the last bus. So I had to walk home.67. How are you feeling today? Im

38、 feeling even _. 68. What are the _ made of ? They are made of wood.69.Boys and girls, help _ to some fruit.70. The girl is _, she often makes some mistakes in the exam.C. 根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当形式填空。cut stay teach take give 71. Linda, _ us a talk on goldfish, will you?72. His father once _ in a middl

39、e school in England.73. - _ your parents_ you to the World Park tomorrow? - Yes, they are.74. Look! He with his parents _ the birthday cake.75. Its raining heavily outside. Shed better_ at home watching TV. 六句型转换。（每空0.5分，共5分）76. He didnt play football. He watched TV instead. (保持句意基本不变) He watched TV

40、 _ _playing football. 77. He draws best in his class. (保持句意基本不变) He draws _ than _ other student in his class.78. There is little juice in the bottle, _ _? (补全反义疑问句)79. Both my brother and I are engineers. (保持句意基本不变) Not only my brother but also I _ _ engineer.80. Jackie stuck the notice on the wall

41、 just now. (改为一般疑问句) _ Jackie _ the notice on the wall just now?七短文填空，每空一词。(每空0.5分，共5分)(A) 根据课文内容填空。It was an amazing day because we saw the main _81_ of the world in just one day. The song and dance shows were also wonderful. We learnt a lot about different _82_.Last month, he thought the living ro

42、om in his house was _83_, so he painted it blue. His mum said, “stop it”. But he kept on _84_. Now the living room has not only blue walls but also a blue _85_ and floor. (B) 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所给首字母提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。It is winter. At 7 a.m., its still (86) d_. There is a frost(霜冻) and Fred is b

43、lue with cold. He wears athin coat and pants, but has no socks. Fride rides his old bike along Smith Street. He throws a newspaper on the path of each house. The last newspaper is for old Mrs Grant. As she is too sick to (87) p_ it up, he has to take it to the door. But Mrs Grant has a dog, it alway

44、s jumps out and bites him on the leg. Mrs Grant comes to the door.“Hello,Fred. I have something for you,”she says with a (88) s_.“What is it?” Fred thinks.“I made this for you,”says Mrs Grant, “It will (89) k_ you warm on the way. Try it on and see if it fits.” Mrs Grant holds out a sweater made by

45、herself. Its thick and warm, and it is green. Its Freds favourite colour! He puts the sweater on very (90) h_. “Thanks, Mrs Grant. Its great. See you tomorrow,”he says, and rides home.八根据短文内容回答问题。（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）Do you think that French fries are really French? French fries are called "pommes f

46、rites" in France and they are not from France. French fries come from Belgium(比利时) originally. French fries are made of potatoes, and they are cut and fried. The fried potatoes are called French fries because they were first seen by Americans in Belgium, but they were fried in the French way. T

47、he French way is to fry potatoes twice with a small pause in the middle.During World War I, there were a lot of hungry American soldiers in Northern France and Belgium. They ate French fries in Belgium. After the war was over, the soldiers(士兵) went back home to America. However, they missed French fries so much that they made French fries at home. That's how French fries were fist introduced to America.French fries were called Belgian fries once, but the name was finally changed to French fries. S